This semester I am teaching 80 undergraduates Theory of Computation. I love the material and so every minute is precious, but I decided to sacrifice a few for a quick illustration of the title. After all, I thought to myself, it *is* my job to know, use, and disseminate teaching techniques that improve the students’ performance. So why shouldn’t I tell them the benefits of cardio exercise on learning? So this morning I scrambled together a few slides which you can see here.
I plan to add much more in future versions, but it is a euphemism to say that I am not an expert in these areas. So I’d very much appreciate any pointers, especially to what are the landmark papers in these areas.
Advertisements
A great popular book on this subject is:
Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain Paperback – January 1, 2013
by John J. Ratey.
https://www.amazon.com/Spark-Revolutionary-Science-Exercise-Brain/dp/0316113514
Thanks! I’ll check it out. It seems very on target: “He begins with the value exercise has for the learning process in high school students: improved academic performance, alertness, attention and motivation.”